>>534754420
All of the above.

1. Silver getting top billing in a game while most other characters were getting cut, downsized, or otherwise mistreated rubbed long time fans the wrong way.

2. Silver had a "purpose" in 06 but they keep just...arbitrarily writing him back in, despite the fact that he shouldn't even exist anymore if he keeps changing the "past" over and over. Nobody can tell what his role in the cast is supposed to be other than "milquetoast knuckles". The "uwuification" is literally people trying to fix the problem of Silver being a pointless member of the cast. Cause yeah, if you keep pushing that until he turns into Jacuzzi Splot, maybe I WOULD like him, but then you've created a new character.

3. Obviously there's the anti-friends fags, but the forced nonsense connection with Blaze, who was already a quick fan favorite, felt cynical even to the fans who do like the big cast, and the careless retcon felt like an insult to people who actively tried to stay abreast of the canon.

Silver was sent out to die like a live service hero shooter in 2025. His fans are mostly the people who feel bad for him because of that.